Novel & Cerita Heart In Chains

I don’t care. “...you’ll finally understand,” Kael finishes, “the price of chains.” My vision dims. My heartbeat echoes. The child’s heartbeat roars. And somewhere far away, I feel him turn toward me. If my heart is the signal… what will it cost to stop it?

No, not her. She stood frozen, her shoulders slumped, her eyes hollow. She didn’t even resist as they dragged her forward. Our eyes met, and in that instant, my heart shattered. She tried to smile… tried… but it trembled and cracked as she shook her head slowly, mouthing words I wasn’t ready to hear. I love you. It felt like time slowed, like everything else faded into silence. They couldn’t take her. They would not take her. I screamed, thrashing against the chains. The metal tore into my skin, slicing deep into my wrists and ankles.

I don't know what punishment he’ll invent next. The guards move out of the hall to fetch her, and I sit there trapped inside my own body, counting every painful beat in my chest. My throat tightens when I hear the footsteps echoing back toward us. The doors swing open, and she’s there between the guards, chains clinking softly with every forced step.

My heart skipped a beat, my tears moist right then. I dropped to a crouch and held him, pressing my ear against his chest again. I could hear his heartbeat, thumping powerfully through his thin shirt. It was such a familiar sensation. It was Stan's heartbeat. As I closed my eyes, my tears flowed ever so quietly. We stayed like that for a while, and as I wiped my tears, I held Nathan firmly in my arms once more. "Please live a good life with Stan's heart." - Nathan walked with me to the gates of the orphanage, but I never once turned to look at him again.

She swayed beneath my grip, and only then did I realize I was crushing her bones. "I didn't mean to hurt you," I muttered, loosening my hold. I left her standing there, bolted into my car, and drove like a man possessed. I had no idea how many red lights I tore through before I reached home. I burst through the front door. The house was unnaturally quiet. Scarlett didn't come to greet me. Not a sound stirred. My chest cinched tight, breath shaking as I called into the quiet. "Scarlett? I'm here for you. Come out."

So I lay back, my heart pounding, and let the anesthesia carry me away. But when I woke up… I wasn’t in a hospital bed. I was on a cold floor. My wrists ached, and my legs felt too heavy to move. There was no blanket, no soft voice, no smell of medicine. Only chains. I was chained. Like an animal. Like a prisoner. And I didn’t know where I was—or why. Until I fully understand now.

“When you are ready to break your chain, you know where to find me. The happiness you are searching for is within reach. You just need to figure out what soldered your links, and figure out the best way to open each one of them. Only then will that ‘unbreakable’ chain that’s keeping you hostage turn to dust.” She shut my door and walked away, leaving my heart racing as I thought about what she said. I didn’t need her help, or anyone else’s for that matter, to know what held my chain together. I had always known. The thing that had soldered my chain together was the very person that should be the one breaking all of my chains. Or at least she would be in a perfect world. I sighed as I looked

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" Just leave me alone Drake. That's all you can do to help me out." He looks hurt by my outburst. He came close to me making my heart almost jump out of my chest. His closeness is really affecting me a lot. Please stay away from me Drake. Seeing you just makes me confused and I don't know what I want to do. "How can I stay away from you when you're bound and etched in my heart. I can't live well anymore without you. I need you Carina. I miss you so much. I'm losing my mind Carina, please just give me a second chance to make things right between us."

My wrists ached from the chains, my throat tight from holding back everything I wanted to scream. The silence pressed in, thick and endless. My mind spun with her words. Make him fall in love. Take his heart. The thought alone made me feel sick. But I’d promised her. I looked down at my hands, the faint glow of the chains flickering softly in the dim light. My reflection shimmered in the metal—eyes dark, lips trembling, heart breaking quietly in my chest. I’d already failed her once. I couldn’t do it again. Not this time.